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New MSHA Citations at Mines & Quarries by State: 2026 statistics from 35,476 public records
West Virginia leads with 7,191 of 35,476 records (20.3%), ahead of Texas with 2,675 (7.5%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only
Key findings
- Zalwin's MshaMinePulse dataset holds 35,476 MshaMinePulse records dated 2026-05-08 to 2026-10-29 (as of 2026-11-04; source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only). #
- West Virginia leads with 7,191 of 35,476 records (20.3%), ahead of Texas with 2,675 (7.5%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only). #
- The most common sector is Coal: 18,019 of 35,476 records (50.8%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only). #
- Across 24,451 records with a stated proposed penalty, the total is $15,808,112 and the median is $165; the largest is $90,649 (Patton Mining LLC, Deer Run Mine (Montgomery County, IL)) (as of 2026-11-04; source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only). #
- The top 10% of records by proposed penalty (2,445 of 24,451) account for 63.0% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only). #
- 5,900 of 35,476 records (16.6%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only). #
- In West Virginia, the leading sector is Coal with 7,175 of 7,191 records (99.8%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only). #
MshaMinePulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share | Total proposed penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 7,191 | 20.3% | $4,479,524 |
| Texas | 2,675 | 7.5% | $840,050 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,181 | 6.1% | $497,278 |
| Kentucky | 1,934 | 5.5% | $452,814 |
| Alabama | 1,715 | 4.8% | $1,565,197 |
| Illinois | 1,356 | 3.8% | $850,082 |
| Missouri | 944 | 2.7% | $377,458 |
| New York | 941 | 2.7% | $375,667 |
| Nevada | 867 | 2.4% | $565,757 |
| Colorado | 863 | 2.4% | $393,534 |
| Utah | 790 | 2.2% | $290,828 |
| Arizona | 732 | 2.1% | $268,247 |
| Indiana | 726 | 2.0% | $326,807 |
| New Mexico | 713 | 2.0% | $290,278 |
| Virginia | 690 | 1.9% | $188,833 |
MshaMinePulse records by sector
| Group | Records | Share | Total proposed penalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 18,019 | 50.8% | $8,706,725 |
| Stone | 6,864 | 19.3% | $3,376,935 |
| Sand & gravel | 6,323 | 17.8% | $1,403,210 |
| Nonmetal | 2,158 | 6.1% | $825,848 |
| Metal | 2,107 | 5.9% | $1,495,394 |
| Other | 5 | 0.0% | $0 |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 35,476 public records dated 2026-05-08 to 2026-10-29; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: US DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Open Government Data, company violators only. Refreshed automatically about every 168 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated proposed penalty.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "MshaMinePulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/mshaminepulse
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